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Tamil Nadu govt to allow reopening Liquor outlets in Chennai from Tuesday
According to the government, the liquor shops will function between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. and only 500 tokens will be issued daily
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Himachal's Covid-19 count reaches 4,156 with highest spike of 163 cases,
Out of the total cases, 2,720 people have been cured of the illness while 1,377 cases are still active
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DMK opposes reopening liquor outlets in Chennai over fears of Covid spread
The DMK chief alleged that TASMAC shops in the rest of TamilNadu had a "big role" in increasing the spread of the virus
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MP: Coronavirus cases in Indore crossed 10,000-mark, death toll at 344
The total number of deaths in Indore stood at 344 with two persons succumbing to the infection on Sunday
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Covid-19 Factoid: India's fifth block of 10,000 deaths came in just 10 days
While the country had taken nearly 100 days from the outbreak to report its first 10,000 deaths, the fifth has taken a tenth of that
Covid-19: India's flimsy antigen testing regime 'like flipping a coin'
Between 25-30 per cent of the country's daily tests now are rapid antigen tests, Balram Bhargava, the director-general of the Indian Council of Medical Research, told reporters
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Rajasthan's Covid-19 death toll rises to 876, caseload climbs to 61,296
Of the new deaths, three each were reported from Bikaner and Jaipur, and two each from Ajmer, Bhilwara, Udaipur and Sikar, the official said
Coronavirus LIVE: 11,111 new cases, 288 deaths reported in Maharashtra
Coronavirus latest news: Russia has begun production of the first batch of vaccines against Covid-19, its health ministry said in a statement. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates
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Covid-19 cases in United States surpass 5.4 million, death toll at 169,955
The hardest-hit US state of California reported 622,427 cases, followed by Florida with 573,416 cases, Texas with 554,826 cases, and New York with 425,508 cases, the tally showed
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Brazil sees 620 Covid-19 deaths in one day, 23,101 new cases in 24 hours
Tests detected 23,101 new cases in the same one-day period, taking the total number of people who have tested positive to 3,340,197
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UK govt suspends exam appeal criteria, deepening chaos for students
The lockdown in March meant Britain's 16-and 18-year-olds were unable to sit their usual exams, which are used for job and university applications
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All retail outlets on metro premises say they can't pay us: Delhi Metro MD
In a Q&A, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation managing director Mangu Singh discusses the financial and operational challenges Delhi's transport lifeline faces, and the future of mass rapid transport systems
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Revenues are close to 75% of pre-coronavirus levels, says Sun TV
Speaking to investors, S L Narayanan, Group CFO, Sun TV Network said, capex depends on how quickly the theaters restart
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Vistara may start flights to UK, Germany, France under air bubble: Industry
Three Delhi-London flights a week likely, say sources; no clarity yet on which Indian city to Frankfurt and Paris
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India's Covid-19 fatality rate declines to 1.93%, recovery rate nears 72%
The total number of recoveries in the country rose to 18,62,258 on Sunday, according to official data
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63,490 fresh cases reported in India in 24 hours, recovery rate at 71.91%
The death toll due to coronavirus infection climbed to 49,980 with 944 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours
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Lockdown extended in Manipur till August 31 amid rising Covid-19 cases
The Manipur government on Saturday extended the complete lockdown till August 31 to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state, where 192 more people tested positive, pushing the tally to 4,390
Nearly 300,000 arrested in South Africa for violating lockdown in Covid era
Minister of Police Bheki Cele announced the quarterly crime statistics on Friday
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We must 'Make for the world' as we 'Make in India': PM Modi in I-Day speech
PM Modi said that India was making enormous efforts to stand on its own feet and linked several initiatives taken recently for this effort
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Beijing wholesale market reopens after months as coronavirus outbreak ends
The market will be fully operational by September 10, according to Zhou Xinchun, executive deputy head of Fengtai District, where the market is located
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